The animated image format GIF, which was integrated into our lives in 1987 by the company CompuServe, still has a great impact on the Internet world today. Today, a company called Looking Glass has introduced a new visual format that can have just as much impact as GIF. With new image format 3D holographic images Creating and sharing becomes very easy.

According to the details Looking Glass shares, the new visual format allows you to experience a lot of visual material such as special effects, game screenshots, 3D models, portrait shots and of course NFTs in 3D on a 2D screen. In addition, all these images are created directly with internet standards. That is, images can be displayed in any browser on your browser. without the need for additional plug-ins or special software can be seen.

Examples of 3D holographic images:

The new “Blocks” image type allows those who have all the images in this article on PC to move the mouse cursor over the image on mobile. You can experience it in 3D. Apart from this, all the images can be transferred to a virtual space directly by opening the images by entering the browser through the virtual reality glasses.

All this perception of three-dimensionality, of course, does not happen thanks to the display of the image in the browser. If you move your mouse very slowly over the images, you will see that the images are made up of different frames, just like in GIFs. each block, display of up to 100 scenes is formed. When these are combined, the above images are created.

There are also no drawbacks:

Of course, there is no downside to this new visual format. Rendering more than 100 3D scenes basically means there are more than 100 images in one image. Here is every picture Depending on the quality, it has a size between 2 and 50 MB. why is this happening. Therefore, the new image format, at least in its current form, has dimensions well above the Internet standard. For this reason, it is hardly possible in the short term to standardize on platforms such as Instagram and Twitter. In addition, since the technology is new, there are serious optimization problems to be seen. While some users express their ‘meaning’ while moving the images, others can experience it very fluently. The devices used and the web browser seem to be the biggest factor determining the experience here.

The main factor that sets Blocks apart from all the holographic images we’ve seen so far is that the images are a part of it. Living in HTML container and can be shared instantly with a single link. For example, you can send the chocolate image above, the link “https://host.glass/view?shortcode=634” for everyone to see, or you can add it to the web pages.

The company launched a pilot program for its new technology, and within the scope of this program, it provided the opportunity to convert the images of any artist who designed on Blender, Unity, and Unreal Engine and signed up for the program into a Block. The company stated that it will increase the number of supported programs in the future.